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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:03 PM
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Democrats are CRUSHING Republicans in Congressional Fundraising !!

Is it really that Congress is thought of so poorly by Americans that they rate "all of them" with a 14% approval rating?

And exactly how was that question posed by the pollster who asked it anyway?

Whatever the case --- you aren't the only ones who want the Democratic Party to have the majority that it sorely needs!


Dems crush GOP in money game



By: Jeanne Cummings
Jul 24, 2007 06:15 AM EST

From almost any angle, Republicans are facing a Democratic financial tsunami in 2008.

In the first six months of this year, Democratic federal candidates and the party's three national committees raised $381 million compared with the $291 million their counterparts collected. That amounts to a $90 million advantage and means that 57 percent of the total raised by all political candidates and committees has gone to the Democrats.




When the cash on hand is added up for presidential, House and Senate candidates, as well as the party committees, the picture is even bleaker. Overall, Democrats reported having $314 million in cash compared with the Republicans' $190 million, which means that 62 percent of the political cash is now held in Democratic accounts.

What does that mean at political micro-levels? The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has a 10-1 cash advantage over its Republican adversary, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has a cash advantage that is three times greater than the National Republican Senatorial Committee's take.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/5075.html


Members of the Republican Party should be afraid ------ VERY afraid.

While the MSM may want you to believe that it's the Democratic members that are completely responsible for the low approval of Congress, don't be so sure about that.. this donkey may be changing that '06 monogram sooner than you think!



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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:06 PM
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1. Excellent!
THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:09 PM
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2. A lot of that money is coming from corporate donors
One would hope they're not just buying into a different political party this time.
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:10 PM
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3. Which Is Why Impeachment Will Begin Soon
The Republicans can't continue that kind of bloodletting.
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:13 PM
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4. BUT.....
When the GOP continually commits election and voter fraud, does having all that money matter?
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:50 PM
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6. Well... hopefully we can continue to eek out victories like in '06

Although you're sure right about some areas..

I always wonder how Republicans in a "red area" of Florida would have felt if a Democrat had beaten an r-thug by just over 300 votes with over 18,000 of their votes never cast on those machines?

Would they have allowed the Democrat to be sworn in like they did with Vern Buchanan?

That Christine Jennings/Vern Buchanan race boggles my mind.

Would it have been different with a Democratic Governor there?
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 08:02 PM
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7. w/o RawStory and BradBlog no one would even know the dangers!
and perhaps the huge lead in money is enough to get a veto-proof Congress in the event the GOP steals another 4 yrs in the White House.

Even then, beware the neocon remora!

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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 07:15 PM
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5. fab-u-lous
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happyslug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-24-07 08:57 PM
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8. Corporate America prefer the GOP, but like a winner better than a loser.
And Corporate America see the GOP going down in defeat in 2008 and 2010, and thus are NOT going to waste their money on losers (The the GOP drought in Fund raising).

At the same time Corporate America donates to get access, thus they are giving to Democrats to get access right now and to continue to have access after 2008 and 2010.

This will remain constant till the GOP gets its house in Order, but that till NOT Happen till Bush and company is safety out of office. Like I have pointed out before, the Democrats are operating on the mission of winning the 2008 and 2010 elections, both at the Federal Level and at the state level. Winning at the federal level, most people can see what will happen, but if the Democrats also win at the state level in 2008 and 2010, the Democrats will re-draw the Federal Congressional seats after the 2010 Census and make it easier for the Demo rats to stay in control after 2010.

People forget the GOP won the 1990 and 2000 elections AT THE STATE LEVEL, which permitted the GOP to make it easier for the GOP to win control of Congress in 1994 and to keep control till the 2006 election. Thus what happens at the state level sets is the single most important factor when it comes to who will control Congress after 2010. This is what the Democrats is working for, control of Congress after 2010 and Corporate America sees this and realize it will happen so Corporate America wants to have access to the Democrats from now till at least 2020 (when it the census AFTER the 2010 Census).
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